Today in the News: Facebook to buy Internet drones, reports say

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Mar 4, 2014 at 8:00 PM

News to know

According to TechCrunch, a deal is in the works for Facebook to acquire Titan Aerospace, a satellite drone maker. The report says Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wants to help make Internet accessible across the world, and the drones would allow people to connect to the Internet (and presumably Facebook).

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